FIRST STOP IN DAGUPAN IN AN effort to instill patriotism and heroism among the Filipino youth, former President Fidel V. Ramos and former Defense Secretary Renato S. De Villa will go on a nationwide roadshow titled: “Pilipinas: The Story Behind the Glory” starting September 14 at the Lyceum Northwestern University…
LINGAYEN–The Provincial Health Board (PHB), led by Dr. George Calugay, is seeking the passage of a provincial ordinance that will strengthen maternal and child health care. Appearing before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session last September 3, Calugay lobbied for the passage of the proposed Provincial Ordinance No. 27-2012, “An ordinance establishing…
A BIG chunk of the registered Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members in Region 1 have yet to register as regular voters for the May 2013 election. Noli R. Pipo, Region 1 election director, said only 13 percent of the total number of registered SK voters as of the Oct. 2010 elections…
MALUNGGAY (Moringa Oleifera), touted as a “miracle vegetable”, has been proposed to be declared as the country’s national vegetable. Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia, who has supported a project on the processing of malunggay, has filed House Bill 8462 declaring “Malunggay as the National Vegetable of the Philippines and…
BUSINESS IN NORTH LUZON—Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (center) and Vicky Gaetos, vice president for North Luzon of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry, lead the ribbon cutting for the opening of the seven-day North Luzon Trade Fair held at the CSI Mall Atrium on Saturday. More than…
SOME 63 trade exhibitors participated in the North Luzon Trade Fair organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) held September 1 to 7 at the CSI Mall Atrium in Dagupan City. Vicky Gaetos, vice president for North Luzon of the PCCI, said the event attracted investors to north…
THE 2012 Hospitality and Tourism Opportunities Congress, the first for Dagupan City, is set September 14-16. A series of workshops by industry leaders and other activities are lined up for the three-day event at the People’s Astrodome centering on the theme “Creating Opportunities, Building Lasting Capabilities”.
ALAMINOS CITY—Hotel and restaurant owners in western Pangasinan have pledged before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to practice fair labor practices in their businesses. Fifteen business owners signed last September 3 the Voluntary Code of Good Practices (VCGP) to formalize their commitment to establish a good labor-management relationship…
LINGAYEN–Some 200 livestock raisers, inspectors, veterinarians and employees of various local government units learned new trends and technology on livestock production in the provincial government-sponsored seminar held August 30. Provincial Veterinarian Eric Jose Perez said the areas discussed were feeding and swine nutrition, swine management, and health management of large…
ALCALA—The three children of Eduardo Nueva, a tobacco farmer in this town, have enjoyed their right to education with the first two earning a nursing and criminology degree while the third is now pursuing a degree in agriculture at the Pangasinan State University. The Nueva family is among the beneficiaries…
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